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Turkish Arts Philanthropist Osman Kavala Sentenced to Life in Prison
Activist and businessman Osman Kavala, a significant supporter of Turkish arts and lifestyle, on April 25 was sentenced to existence in jail with no likelihood of parole on costs of “attempting to overthrow the federal government.” The ruling was handed down by Istanbul’s 13th Hefty Penal Court underneath the auspices of the governing administration of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which imprisoned him in 2017 for alleged conspiracy in the 2016 plot to overthrow the routine. Due to the fact that time, he had been held in the superior-security Silvri Jail without having conviction, expending substantially of his time in solitary confinement. His procedure has sparked global outrage, with the European…